Urticaceae Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.

California Nettle

Bella Coola - Fiber, Cordage

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 211

View all documented uses for Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.

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Scientific name: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
USDA symbol: URDIG (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Nettle
Family: Urticaceae
Family (APG): Urticaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Stem fibers sun dried and used to make twine.

RECRD: 47904 id: 41754

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